Cereal Leaf Beetle 1 Pupation Under Controlled Temperatures and Relative Humidities 2
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Environmental Entomology
- Vol. 10 (1) , 58-61
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/10.1.58
Abstract
Cereal leaf beetle, Oulema melanopus (L.), prepupae, pupae, and adults in pupal cases were subjected to regimes of 4 temperatures and 5 relative humidities to determine mortality at each developmental stage. Temperatures ranged from 26.7 to 35.0°C and relative humidities from 13 to 71%. Mortality was greatest at the higher temperatures and lower relative humidities. These findings suggest that high soil temperatures with low soil moisture might limit cereal leaf beetle survival in the warm, dry Great Plains states.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: